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Dalbog is a house, fields and cairns situated one kilometre north of Angus, Scotland. The site occupies land underlain by the Highland Border Complex, a geological formation of Ordovician age comprising serpentinite, metabasalt, marble, meta-limestone and psammite. This ancient bedrock gives the landscape its distinctive character, with the metamorphic rocks creating challenging terrain for settlement.
The monument comprises a domestic structure alongside associated field systems and at least one cairn, representing evidence of human occupation and land use that extends across multiple periods. The field patterns visible at the site reflect agricultural exploitation of this upland area, whilst the cairn or cairns may relate to burial practices or ritual activity. The combination of house, fields and monuments suggests a coherent settlement strategy adapted to the local topography and geology.
The site is protected under the Historic Environment Scotland register as a scheduled monument under reference SM4633. This designation recognises the archaeological and historical significance of Dalbog's structural and landscape remains, preserving evidence of settlement patterns in Angus and contributing to understanding of how communities utilised and organised land in this region across time.
Dalbog,house,fields and cairns 1km N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4633. View the official record →
Dalbog is a house, fields and cairns situated one kilometre north of Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4633.
Dalbog,house,fields and cairns 1km N of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM4633.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Westside, barrows 115m SW of Westerly (6.8 km), Inchbare,cursus NE of (7.5 km), Inchbare,cursus SE of (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dalbog,house,fields and cairns 1km N of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Dalbog,house,fields and cairns 1km N of stands on Highland Border Complex [Under Review; Possibly Obsolete], bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is serpentinite, metabasalt, marble, meta-limestone and psammite.